Jacqueline Jossa was trying to get drunk when she found out she was pregnant for the second time, the actress has confessed.

Following the news that she and husband Dan Osborne are expecting their second baby, Jacqueline joked that she knew something was up when her normal glass of wine wasn't having any effect on her.

"It was in mid-October. I started to suspect I was pregnant when I went to watch Daniel take part in a charity boxing match," she told OK! magazine.

"I was drinking wine but wasn't feeling drunk. I didn't understand what was going on, but then it hit me that the same thing happened before I realised I was pregnant with Ella."

Jac, Dan and Ella - along with his older son Teddy - will be welcoming a new brother or sister later this year (Image: Instagram)

The married couple were so taken aback they immediately did a test the next day and found out Jacqueline was indeed pregnant.

"We both started laughing when the test was positive," she went on, adding that they did three tests in total to be sure.

Former TOWIE star Dan said: "We hadn't been trying so it was a huge shock. I think I'm still getting my head around it. Kids are a blessing but having three children is going to be a big responsibility. I'm not going to lie, I feel quite scared!"

Their happy news means their two-year-old daughter Ella and Dan's four-year-old son Teddy from a previous relationship will be welcoming a baby brother or sister later this summer.

Dan and Jac are "done" having kids after this baby is born

But they're not planning any more after this one, and Dan may even be going for the snip at the age of 26.

It comes after the happy couple wed in a gorgeous ceremony in June 2017.

Jacqueline, who has played Lauren Branning on EastEnders from 2010, recently admitted her disappointment to being written out of the soap.

She said it wasn't her and Lorna Fitzgerald's decision to leave the show, and confessed they'd rung each other in a panic after reading their scripts.

Jac said it wasn't her decision to leave EastEnders (Image: BBC)

"It wasn't our decision but we kind of knew ages ago. We had a feeling," Jac told Mirror Online.

"From that point we've just been guessing how we're leaving. The thing is it's a soap and you can't stay there forever, you wouldn't want to, as an actress you don't just want to do one thing your whole life.

"It's almost like a polite push out of the door but I think we're both ready."

Jacqueline and Dan's daughter Ella is two (Image: jacjossa/Instagram)

Last week, Jacqueline hit headlines after launching into a foul-mouthed tirade against a commenter who quipped that Ella looked like "a puffed-up spider".

"Actually don't care if you say anything I know she's gorgeous... Sorry for swearing, sorry to anyone who's under 18 but you shouldn't be on here anyway. Sorry Mum but I got it off you anyway," added Jacqueline.